12 Oct S. William Fuller, Jr.
Practice Areas
General Liability | Products Liability | Medical Malpractice | Professional Malpractice and Ethics | Transportation
S. William “Bill” Fuller, Jr. is a seasoned trial lawyer with more than 40 years of experience. During his career he has tried over 180 cases representing individual and corporate clients in medical malpractice defense, professional malpractice defense, insurance defense, products liability defense and trucking liability defense. He has extensive experience in defending other personal injury and general liability cases including trucking accidents and premises liability actions.
Bill is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell and was named one of Florida Trend magazine’s Legal Elite. He has also been named a Super Lawyer in his practice of medical malpractice and professional liability defense. He was named one of U.S. News and World Report’s Best Lawyers in America and a 2012 Trial Lawyer of the Year by the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Bill is very active in the Trial Lawyers Section of the Florida Bar. For more than 15 years, he has been part of the teaching faculty and teaches annually at the Advanced Trial Advocacy Seminar in Gainesville, Florida.
ADMITTED
- Florida Bar
- Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer (1983 to present)
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
EDUCATION
- B.S. Industrial Engineering, University of Florida, 1965
- J.D. University of Florida College of Law, 1970
MEMBERSHIPS
- Adjunct Professor, Florida State University College of Law
- Adjunct Professor-Trial Practice, FSU College of Law
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, 1983-Present
- Diplomate – Court Practice Institute
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Florida Bar – Trial Lawyers Section, Executive Counsel (2000-2006)
- Florida Defense Lawyers Association
- Instructor, Advanced Trial Advocacy Program sponsored by the Trial Lawyers Section of the Florida Bar
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- International Society of Barristers
- Phi Delta Phi, legal fraternity
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon, social fraternity
- Tallahassee Bar Association
- Transportation Lawyers Association
Recognitions
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Florida Trend magazine’s Legal Elite
- Super Lawyers
- U.S. News Best Lawyers
- World Report’s Best Lawyers in America
- Trial Lawyer of the Year by the American Board of Trial Advocates, 2012
- Lawyer of the Year in Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants by Jacksonville Magazine, 2018
- The Best Lawyers in America© 2019
Practice Areas
General Liability | Products Liability | Medical Malpractice | Professional Malpractice and Ethics | Transportation
S. William “Bill” Fuller, Jr. is a seasoned trial lawyer with more than 40 years of experience. During his career he has tried over 180 cases representing individual and corporate clients in medical malpractice defense, professional malpractice defense, insurance defense, products liability defense and trucking liability defense. He has extensive experience in defending other personal injury and general liability cases including trucking accidents and premises liability actions.
Bill is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell and was named one of Florida Trend magazine’s Legal Elite. He has also been named a Super Lawyer in his practice of medical malpractice and professional liability defense. He was named one of U.S. News and World Report’s Best Lawyers in America and a 2012 Trial Lawyer of the Year by the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Bill is very active in the Trial Lawyers Section of the Florida Bar. For more than 15 years, he has been part of the teaching faculty and teaches annually at the Advanced Trial Advocacy Seminar in Gainesville, Florida.
ADMITTED
- Florida Bar
- Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer (1983 to present)
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
EDUCATION
- B.S. Industrial Engineering, University of Florida, 1965
- J.D. University of Florida College of Law, 1970
MEMBERSHIPS
- Adjunct Professor, Florida State University College of Law
- Adjunct Professor-Trial Practice, FSU College of Law
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, 1983-Present
- Diplomate – Court Practice Institute
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Florida Bar – Trial Lawyers Section, Executive Counsel (2000-2006)
- Florida Defense Lawyers Association
- Instructor, Advanced Trial Advocacy Program sponsored by the Trial Lawyers Section of the Florida Bar
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- International Society of Barristers
- Phi Delta Phi, legal fraternity
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon, social fraternity
- Tallahassee Bar Association
- Transportation Lawyers Association
Recognitions
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Florida Trend magazine’s Legal Elite
- Super Lawyers
- U.S. News Best Lawyers
- World Report’s Best Lawyers in America
- Trial Lawyer of the Year by the American Board of Trial Advocates, 2012
- Lawyer of the Year in Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants by Jacksonville Magazine, 2018
- The Best Lawyers in America© 2019